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Upgraded Stocks on NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX, TSE, and TSX
Today we are looking at companies whose share price has been upgraded by at least one analyst in the last few days.
Why Do Companies Get Upgraded?
Companies can get upgraded for a number of reasons, but primarily due to improved future earnings potential due to new contracts, new products, cost savings or restructuring.
In the list below you can see the number of analysts we have in the StockCalc database along with the number of buy-hold-sell on the company.
Today’s Data on NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX, TSE, and TSX
Below we have today’s data for companies listed on all of the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange, Toronto Stock Exchange, and TSX Venture Exchange.
New York Stock Exchange
| Symbol | Name | Buy | Out Perform | Hold | Under Perform | Sell | No Opinion | Mean Rating | Prev Mean Rating | Mean Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTR | PetroChina Co Ltd | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3333 | 4.0000 | Outperform |
| SNP | China Petroleum & Chemical Corp | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6667 | 3.0000 | Outperform |
| CEO | CNOOC Ltd | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3333 | 4.0000 | Outperform |
| BEN | Franklin Resources Inc | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0000 | 2.6000 | Hold |
| ROP | Roper Technologies Inc | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.2857 | 4.0000 | Outperform |
| LB | L Brands Inc | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.8000 | 3.7000 | Outperform |
| HNP | Huaneng Power International Inc | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0000 | 3.0000 | Outperform |
| JWN | Nordstrom Inc | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.0000 | 2.8571 | Hold |
| NI | NiSource Inc | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.7500 | 2.2500 | Hold |
| EGN | Energen Corp | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7500 | 3.5000 | Outperform |
| CHK | Chesapeake Energy Corp | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.6250 | 2.3750 | Hold |
| RBA | Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Inc | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.3636 | 3.2727 | Hold |
| SUM | Summit Materials Inc | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.8000 | 4.6000 | Buy |
| STN | Stantec Inc | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6000 | 3.5000 | Outperform |
| SCL | Stepan Co | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5000 | 3.0000 | Hold |
| RH | RH | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.4000 | 3.2000 | Hold |
| SB | Safe Bulkers Inc | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0000 | 2.0000 | Hold |
Toronto Stock Exchange
| Symbol | Name | Buy | Out Perform | Hold | Under Perform | Sell | No Opinion | Mean Rating | Prev Mean Rating | Mean Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNU | CNOOC Ltd | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3333 | 4.0000 | Outperform |
| LCS | Brookfield Asset Management Inc | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.4444 | 0.0000 | Outperform |
| MX | Methanex Corp | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.3333 | 3.2222 | Hold |
| RBA | Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Inc | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.3636 | 3.2727 | Hold |
| STN | Stantec Inc | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6000 | 3.5000 | Outperform |
| CPX | Capital Power Corp | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.2500 | 3.2222 | Hold |
| MTY | MTY Food Group Inc | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7500 | 3.6667 | Outperform |
| CS | Capstone Mining Corp | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.9091 | 3.8333 | Outperform |
| AR | Argonaut Gold Inc | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.3333 | 3.2857 | Hold |
| S | Sherritt International Corp | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1667 | 3.0000 | Hold |
| ACR.UN | Agellan Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6667 | 3.5000 | Outperform |
| TSL | Tree Island Steel Ltd | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2500 | 4.0000 | Outperform |
NASDAQ
| Symbol | Name | Buy | Out Perform | Hold | Under Perform | Sell | No Opinion | Mean Rating | Prev Mean Rating | Mean Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NTES | NetEase Inc | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.5000 | 3.0000 | Hold |
| NCLH | Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2000 | 3.0000 | Hold |
| MEOH | Methanex Corp | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.3333 | 3.2222 | Hold |
| CBF | Capital Bank Financial Corp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0000 | 3.0000 | Buy |
| HAWK | Blackhawk Network Holdings Inc | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0000 | 4.5000 | Buy |
| PTLA | Portola Pharmaceuticals Inc | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0000 | 3.0000 | Buy |
Let’s look at a few companies…
Lets look at a couple of the companies on this list to get a better understanding of them.
PTR:NYS PetroChina
http://www.petrochina.com.cn
PetroChina has 521566 employees and is headquartered in China.
PetroChina Co Ltd is engaged in the exploration, development, production and sale of crude oil and natural gas; refining of crude oil and petroleum products, transmission of natural gas, crude oil and refined products and sale of natural gas.
SNP:NYS China Petroleum
http://www.sinopec.com
China Petroleum has 351019 employees and is headquartered in China.
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp and its subsidiaries are engaged in exploration, development & production of crude oil and natural gas, refining, chemicals and related sales & marketing business.
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